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13-letter words containing c, l, a, m, i

  • omnicorporeal — Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.
  • onomastically — In an onomastic way.
  • optical mouse — (hardware)   Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
  • orchid family — the plant family Orchidaceae, characterized by terrestrial or epiphytic herbaceous plants having simple, parallel-veined, usually alternate leaves, complex and often large and showy flowers pollinated primarily by insects, and fruit in the form of a capsule containing numerous minute seeds, and including calypso, fringed orchis, lady's-slipper, pogonia, rattlesnake plantain, vanilla, as well as numerous tropical orchids such as those of the genera Cattleya, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Phalaenopsis, and Vanda.
  • orismological — relating to orismology
  • palaeoclimate — the climate of a prehistoric age
  • paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • palm-oil chop — a W African dish made with meat and palm oil
  • palmification — the fertilization of date palms artificially
  • palmitic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 3 2 O 2 , obtained by hydrolysis from palm oil and natural fats, in which it occurs as the glyceride, and from spermaceti: used in the manufacture of soap.
  • pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
  • particle beam — Physics. a concentrated stream of particles, as electrons, neutrons, or protons, generated for studying particle interactions, nuclear structure, crystal structure, etc.
  • particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
  • penicillamine — a chelating agent, C 5 H 1 1 NO 2 S, produced by the degradation of penicillin, used in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and in heavy metal poisoning.
  • perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
  • petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
  • pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
  • phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
  • placer mining — mining of placer deposits by washing, dredging, or other hydraulic methods
  • plasmodiocarp — a fruiting body of certain myxomycetes.
  • plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
  • platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
  • pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
  • polemological — the analysis of human conflict and war, particularly international war.
  • policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
  • polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
  • polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
  • popular music — music having wide appeal, esp characterized by lightly romantic or sentimental melodies
  • potamological — of or relating to potamology
  • pragmatically — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • pre-eclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
  • pre-eclamptic — a woman suffering from pre-eclampsia
  • prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
  • predicamental — of or relating to a predicament or situation
  • primal scream — a scream uttered by a person undergoing primal therapy.
  • primary color — Art. a color, as red, yellow, or blue, that in mixture yields other colors. Compare complementary color (def 1), secondary color, tertiary color.
  • prismatically — of, relating to, or like a prism.
  • problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • provincialism — narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
  • public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
  • quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
  • racial memory — feelings, patterns of thought, and fragments of experience that have been transmitted from generation to generation in all humans and have deeply influenced the mind and behavior.
  • radiochemical — pertaining to or involving radiochemistry.
  • rambling club — a club for people who enjoy taking walks in the country
  • reacclimatize — to acclimatize or become acclimatized again
  • recompilation — the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
  • recriminalize — to make punishable as a crime: To reduce the graffiti on subway cars, he wants to criminalize the selling of spray paint to minors.
  • rematriculate — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
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